{"id":3881,"date":"2012-04-03T13:44:05","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T12:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=3881"},"modified":"2012-04-03T13:44:05","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T12:44:05","slug":"sirocco-ensemble-and-chamber-choir-draw-spring-term-to-a-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2012\/04\/03\/sirocco-ensemble-and-chamber-choir-draw-spring-term-to-a-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Sirocco Ensemble and Chamber Choir draw spring term to a close"},"content":{"rendered":"

The spring term concluded with a final flourish last week, with three events in the space of five days. Monday\u2019s evocative lunchtime concert with the Silk and Bamboo Ensemble was followed on Wednesday by an epic charity-raiser at St Edmund\u2019s School with the University Big Band and Concert Band teaming up with the school\u2019s own big band (see previous post<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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A fine debut: the University Sirocco Ensemble<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Continuing the busy period for music at the University, the last concert on the Friday saw the newly-founded University Sirocco Ensemble<\/strong> making its debut with terrific poise; conducted by Deputy Director of Music Dan Harding, staff, students and Music Scholars combined in a deft and delightfully refined performance of Gounod\u2019s Petite Symphonie<\/em> before an enthusiastic audience at St Peter\u2019s Methodist Church, Canterbury.<\/p>\n

The church\u2019s rich acoustics also resounded to the University Chamber Choir<\/strong>, who presented a mixture of sacred and secular pieces, concluding with a touching rendition of Lullabye<\/em> by Billy Joel, conducted by second-year Drama student and Scholar, Steph Richardson, and a mesmerising performance of Whitacre\u2019s Sleep<\/em> with Dan Harding.<\/p>\n

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In rehearsal at St Peter's: the University Chamber Choir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our thanks to St Peter’s Methodist Church for the invitation to perform as part of their lunchtime concert series.<\/p>\n

An eclectic week, and a fine way to draw down the curtain on all this term\u2019s music-making. Keep an eye on our \u2018What\u2019s On\u2019 web-page from mid-April, when there will be details about our celebrating the end of the academic year with our Summer Music events from 6-10 June<\/strong>.<\/p>\n